Sun Dance

Self-sacrifice during a sun dance, original drawing by George Catlin, Plate 97 (untitled) in North American Indians: Being Letters and Notes on Their Manners, Customs, and Conditions, Written During Eight Years’ Travel Amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America, 1832, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 by George Catlin, 1841.

From "Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians" by George Catlin, 1866.